EP0018678B1 - Bleach products - Google Patents

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EP0018678B1
EP0018678B1 EP80200336A EP80200336A EP0018678B1 EP 0018678 B1 EP0018678 B1 EP 0018678B1 EP 80200336 A EP80200336 A EP 80200336A EP 80200336 A EP80200336 A EP 80200336A EP 0018678 B1 EP0018678 B1 EP 0018678B1
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Tan Tai Ho
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D17/00—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
    • C11D17/04—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties combined with or containing other objects
    • C11D17/041—Compositions releasably affixed on a substrate or incorporated into a dispensing means
    • C11D17/046—Insoluble free body dispenser
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/39—Organic or inorganic per-compounds
    • C11D3/3902—Organic or inorganic per-compounds combined with specific additives
    • C11D3/3905—Bleach activators or bleach catalysts
    • C11D3/3907—Organic compounds
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/39—Organic or inorganic per-compounds
    • C11D3/3902—Organic or inorganic per-compounds combined with specific additives
    • C11D3/3905—Bleach activators or bleach catalysts
    • C11D3/3907—Organic compounds
    • C11D3/3917—Nitrogen-containing compounds

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  • This invention relates to bleach products which are suitable for bleaching fabrics and which contain a bleaching powder comprising a percompound.
  • the bleach products of the invention can be used in fabric washing machines for bleaching fabrics with or without a detergent product.
  • Inorganic percompounds such as sodium perborate and sodium percarbonate, are widely used in detergent compositions to give them bleaching properties. These percompounds provide a satisfactory bleach when the detergent composition is used at the boil, but at lower temperatures their action is rather slow to substantially nil. This is a considerable disadvantage in view of the wide use of washing machines operating at temperatures up to 60°C. As a matter of fact, about 2/3 of all washings at the present time are carried out at temperatures below 60°C, partly because of the recent move of fabric material to synthetics and partly because coloured fabrics have become more popular. Hence only about 1/3 of all washings is carried out at high temperatures.
  • a further disadvantage is that, when using washing machines which have a rotating drum in which the fabrics are placed, there can be substantial losses of the bleaching powder as a result of its accumulation in the dead spaces beneath the drum, i.e. so-called mechanical/sedimentation losses.
  • Another form of loss is the uncontrolled decomposition of the bleaching agent, which can take place already at lower temperatures due to the action of certain oxydo-reducto enzymes present in the soiled wash load.
  • percompound bleach is contained within a closed water-insoluble but water-permeable bag of fibrous material provided with a protective water-impermeable coating, which is removable in water at a temperature of 30-75°C.
  • percompound is used here to indicate both inorganic and organic percompounds, and as such will include e.g. the alkali-metal perborates, percarbonates, persilicates, perpyrophosphates, urea peroxide, as well as potassium monopersulphate and the various organic peracids.
  • the present invention therefore provides an improved bleach product which comprises a percompound, contained within a closed water-insoluble but water-permeable bag of fibrous material provided with a protective water-impermeable coating which is removable in water at a temperature of 30-75°C.
  • Bags formed in this way have a great resistance to both mechanical action and to chemical attack by the bleaching composition contained therein, and yet can be made, if desired, with cheap cellulosic fibres.
  • the protective coating prevents dusting out of the powdered alkaline bleach composition through the pores of the bag during manual handling, prevents the access of atmospheric moisture to the bleach powder, and provides a means for controlling the bleach to be dispersed or dissolved out of the bag at the desired moment.
  • the bags used to form the products of the invention are of the type which remains closed during the washing and/or bleaching process. They are formed from water-insoluble fibrous sheet material which can be in the form of paper or of woven, knitted or non-woven fabric, which should have a high wet-strength so as not to disintegrate during the washing and/or bleaching process under higher temperature conditions.
  • the sheet material used should have a pore size such that, before applying the protective coating, there is no appreciable leaking of the bleach composition through the material of the bags in the dry state, but yet that, after removal of the protective coating, water can pass readily through the material forming the bags to disperse and dissolve the contents when the product is used.
  • a suitable sheet material for forming the bags can be for example water-permeable paper or non-woven fabric of high wet strength, weighing about to 5 to 100, preferably 10-80 g/m 2 , especially about 40-75 g/m 2 .
  • Suitable sheet materials of this type are commercially available and have pore sizes of about 20-1000 microns.
  • the fibres preferably used for the sheet materials may be of natural or synthetic origin and may be used alone or in admixture, for example polyamide, polyester, polyacrylic, cellulose acetate, polythene, PVC, polypropylene or cellulosic fibres.
  • thermoplastic fibres for example polypropylene fibres, for increasing resistance to chemical attack by the bleaching agent, and also for facilitating heat sealing of the bags.
  • Preferred sheet materials are polyester and polypropylene.
  • the removable protective coating material used for covering the bag is an organic material which is solid at room temperature but which will disperse or dissolve in the wash liquor at a temperature of 30-75°C, preferably from 35-65°C. It can be applied to the sheet material before or after forming the bags, to give the desired protective effect. It can also be applied by dipping the bag - after it has been filled with the bleach composition and sealed - in a bath comprising the molten protective agent, or by using a brush.
  • Specific protecting coating materials which may be mentioned are waxes, fatty acids, alginic acids, ethoxylated or non-ethoxylated fatty alcohols, and polyvinyl alcohols, which are solid at room temperature and which can be applied to the sheet material to form a protective coating. Such materials are dispersible or soluble in the wash liquor at the above elevated temperatures where, apart from releasing the bleaching composition to the wash liquor, they can exert a beneficial lather controlling effect.
  • the waxes can be of natural or synthetic origin and optionally halogenated to improve chemical stability.
  • the fatty acids can be a mixture of long chain fatty acids having a chain length of about 14 to 22 carbon atoms and having a melting point above 30°C.
  • Preferred fatty acids are C 16 -C 18 fatty acids, such as stearic acid.
  • Alginic acids are material of probably formula (C 6 H 8 O 6 ) n , which are generally derived from seaweed.
  • the fatty alcohols can be a mixture of long chain fatty alcohols having a chain length of about 12 to 22 carbon atoms.
  • the polyvinyl alcohol used should be of the so-called “hot” or “warm” water-soluble type.
  • the method of varying the solubility temperature of polyvinyl alcohol is well known in the art, e.g. by varying the polymerisation degree and the degree of hydrolysis.
  • the protective agent may include a plasticiser to improve its elasticity which avoids cracking and breakage of the layer during storage, transport and handling and also during use in the water in the washing machine under agitating conditions before the desired temperature level.
  • plasticisers are for example polyethylene-acrylic acid copolymers.
  • the protective coating is generally applied to an extent of 100-300 g/m 2 of sheet material, preferably from 150-250 g/ M 2 .
  • Bags can be formed from a single folded sheet formed into a tubular section or from two sheets of the material bonded together at the edges.
  • the bags can be of sachets formed from single folded sheets and sealed on three sides or from two sheets sealed on four sides for the preferred rectangular shape.
  • the sheets can be folded with envelopes with overlapping flaps to be sealed.
  • Other bag shapes or constructions, for example circular cushion-shaped sachets or of tetrahydron form may be used if desired.
  • the size of the bags is generally relatively small, so that the bleach products of the invention are convenient for use.
  • Products can be made which contain from 0.4 gram to 4 grams, preferably 1-3 grams, of percompound per kg of washload. They can be presented either as small sachets for each kilogram of washload or as larger sachets for multikilo washes.
  • Products for domestic use will generally comprise not more than 20 grams of percompound, preferably between 1-15 grams.
  • the bleach products in one embodiment of the invention contain an inorganic percompound.
  • inorganic percompounds which can be used, are the alkalimetal perborates, persilicates, percarbonates and perphosphates. The can be used as a single compound or as mixtures thereof.
  • an alkaline material is included to provide an initial pH in solution of about 10-12, preferably from 10.5-11.5.
  • Suitable alkaline materials which can be used in the bleach products of the invention are for example sodium or potassium silicates, sodium or potassium hydroxides and mixtures thereof.
  • Products of this embodiment show excellent bleaching performance at higher temperatures and, when used for washing fabrics together with a non-bleaching detergent composition in a washing machine under high temperature conditions, they show a much better bleaching performance as compared with conventional bleach detergent compositions. Consequently with these bleach products of the invention a much better cleaning and bleaching action can be achieved at a lower dosage of percompound bleach per wash.
  • the bleach products of the invention comprise an inorganic percompound and an activator for said compound, which activator will react with the percompound in the wash solution to form organic peracids as the bleaching species.
  • organic peracids as such can be used instead of their precursors.
  • This embodiment has the additional advantage that the bleach products can also be used for bleaching at lower temperatures, e.g. 40-60°C, as well as at higher temperatures, e.g. in the boil wash.
  • Any activator which is capable of activating the percompound in the presence of water, so that more effective bleaches are obtained at lower temperatures, can be used in the present invention.
  • activators are known in the art and have been extensively described in the literature. They are generally compounds which contain N-acyl or O-acyl residues in the molecule and which are believed to exert their activating action on the percompound by forming organic peracids.
  • Preferred activators are the polyacylated alkylene diamines of group (1) (c) above, particularly N,N,N', N'-tetraacetyl ethylene diamine.
  • These activators may be used in a weight ratio of from about 1:1 to about 1:35 to the percompound.
  • the protective coating should preferably be removable at the lower end of the temperature range, e.g. 30-50°C, whereas for bleach products comprising an inorganic percompound without an activator said protective coating should preferably be removable at the upper end of the temperature range, e.g. 50-75 0 C, more particularly at a temperature of 50-65°C.
  • the bleach products of the invention may further comprise sodium triphosphate as an additional builder.
  • builders other than sodium triphosphate such as sodium orthophosphate, sodium nitrilotriacetate, or other organic builders may also be used.
  • the products may also contain lather controlling agents, if desired, for giving extra control of lather at elevated temperatures.
  • lather controlling agents e.g. sodium stearate, and silicones.
  • a stabiliser may be necessary for certain percompounds.
  • the contents of the bleach products of the invention may comprise the following components, expressed in percents by weight: Examples I-II
  • a rectangular-shaped polyester fibre bag of 100 x 80 mm in size was filled with 52.5 grams of the following bleach composition:
  • the bag was heat-sealed and then coated with stearic acid.
  • the bleach product was tested and compared with a conventional detergent bleach powder (containing 22% of sodium perborate) under the conditions of Example I-II.
  • a rectangular-shaped polyester fibre bag of 60 x 60 mm in size was filled with 21.2 grams of the following bleach composition:
  • the bag was heat-sealed and then coated with a mixture of stearic acid and tallow fatty acid.
  • the bleach product was introduced with 4 kg of washload in the presence of catalase into the drum of a Brandt 432 washing machine and the machine was set for washing at 60° and 85°, using a non-bleaching detergent product of the following composition: sodium sulfate, perfume, stabiliser, water up to 100%.
  • a reactangular-shaped polyester fibre bag of 60 x 60 mm in size was filled with 10 grams of diperisophthalic acid including a stabiliser.
  • the bag was sewn and coated with C 16 -C 20 fatty alcohol/25 EO (mp 42-45°C).
  • the bleach product was introduced with 4 kg of washload, in the presence of catalase, into the drum of a Brandt 432 washing machine and the machine was set for washing at 60° using a non-bleaching detergent product of the following composition:
  • This Example shows application of polyvinylalcohol to the sheet material before forming the bags.
  • polyester fabric was coated with a polyvinyl alcohol mix of the following composition:
  • Polyvinyl alcohol is more or less soluble in water, depending on its level of hydrolysis: its solubility decreases with increasing level of hydrolysis.
  • the double coating is made in the following way:
  • the amount of PVA coating mix per bag is equal to 1 to 3 grams, depending on its viscosity.
  • Rectangular-shaped bags of 90 x 70 mm in size were made from the above coated polyester sheet materials, filled with 40 g of sodium metasilicate x 10 g percarbonate and heat-sealed.
  • a bag was introduced with 4 kg of washload into the drum of a Brandt 432 washing machine, and the machine was set for washing at 85°C.
  • the above particular coating dissolves completely at about 75°C.
  • the temperature of dissolution of the coating can be adjusted by varying the composition of the PVA-mix and the values a and b of the PVA.

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EP80200336A 1979-04-20 1980-04-15 Bleach products Expired EP0018678B1 (en)

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FR7910064A FR2454477A1 (fr) 1979-04-20 1979-04-20 Produits de blanchiment contenant un percompose et leur utilisation pour le blanchiment des tissus

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